IDV17103
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

West and South Gippsland District Forecast
Issued at 5:41 am EDT on Tuesday 24 November 2009
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 27 November 2009.

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by
telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge south of the Bight will extend across Victoria today,
reaching the Tasman Sea on Wednesday. An upper level trough over inland
Australia will extend towards northwest Victoria late Wednesday, crossing the
State on Thursday. A low pressure system will move from south of the Bight
towards southwest Victoria late Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Light winds tending mainly southeasterly up to 30 km/h during the
afternoon. Temperatures 22 to 27 during the day.

Latrobe Valley      Mostly sunny.                   Max 26  
Sale                Mostly sunny.                   Max 25  
Bairnsdale          Mostly sunny.                   Max 25  

Forest Fire Danger: Moderate [5-11]               
Grassland Fire Danger: Low [1-4]                     
UV Alert from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny day. Patchy fog early in the morning. Light winds tending mainly
southeasterly up to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures
falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.

Latrobe Valley      Early fog.                      Min 9       Max 27  
Sale                Early fog.                      Min 10      Max 26  
Bairnsdale          Sunny.                          Min 11      Max 26  

Forecast for Thursday
Becoming cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms from midday. Winds
northeasterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times, tending north
to northwesterly up to 35 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures
falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 29.

Latrobe Valley      Storms and shower or two.       Min 10      Max 28  
Sale                Storms and shower or two.       Min 11      Max 28  
Bairnsdale          Storms and shower or two.       Min 12      Max 28  

Forecast for Friday
Cloudy. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Winds north to northwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h, reaching 40 km/h at
times, tending north to northeasterly up to 30 km/h later in the evening.
Overnight temperatures falling to around 17 with daytime temperatures reaching
the mid 20s.

Latrobe Valley      Few showers.                    Min 17      Max 26  
Sale                Shower or two.                  Min 17      Max 26  
Bairnsdale          Shower or two.                  Min 18      Max 27  

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Tuesday.

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